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Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by bdcravens »

onetwofoursix wrote: post #32
noonespecial wrote: post #21

The really cool thing about how digital technology has changed the world is that by the time you buy this dumb plastic toy and just 9 of those little wheels, you could buy this pico-projector and project all of the pictures you'll ever take. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001L4L7AQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=...

Except it's three times more expensive. And anyway, I really don't think guys at Projecteo are aiming at those in the market for a portable projector. Yeah it is a borderline toy I guess, but that doesn't mean it's 'dumb'. Seems cool as a quick little gift for someone, it has that charm/novelty factor that everyday people will like. No need to dismiss it solely because it's technically inferior to a serious $130+ dev…

by the time you buy this dumb plastic toy and just 9 of those little wheels

Wheels are $9 each. $81 + $26 = $107 for 81 photos (9 wheels, 9 photos each) vs. a projector that can connect to anything with composite output.

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by thomasrynne »

mtrn wrote: post #19
deelowe wrote: post #8

I will be reminded of how completely out of touch I am with reality these days if this does well. That said, I somewhat jokingly predicted this trend previously. With the explosive growth of digital information and electronics, I think we'll see a renaissance of analog, mechanical, and otherwise "physical" things. Perhaps sometimes people don't want everything to be electronic/digital? Example: digital photo frames.

At Hackday Paris in 2011 (48h hackathon), the winners among 49 teams were a group of three, who made listening to music a more haptic experience again. They called it NoiseBox, but they seem to have abandoned it: http://noisebox.herokuapp.com/ . It was a cute hack and won, because it combined hardware, software and some magic. I liked it very much, but then, why not just go straight to vinyl for the experience? See a…

This is a lot like a project I have been working on: https://github.com/thomasrynne/swisher which uses cheap RFID readers and a raspberry pi. Does anyone know how this one works?

Re vinyl: It takes longer to choose a song, records can get scratched and take up more space. My intention was to try to make the best interface to play music. Now that the media is digital there are less restrictions on the physical interface but I think tangible items associated with each track/radio station is still good.

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by onetwofoursix »

bdcravens wrote: post #41
onetwofoursix wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except it's three times more expensive. And anyway, I really don't think guys at Projecteo are aiming at those in the market for a portable projector. Yeah it is a borderline toy I guess, but that doesn't mean it's 'dumb'. Seems cool as a quick little gift for someone, it has that charm/novelty factor that everyday people will like. No need to dismiss it solely because it's technically inferior to a serious $130+ dev…

by the time you buy this dumb plastic toy and just 9 of those little wheels Wheels are $9 each. $81 + $26 = $107 for 81 photos (9 wheels, 9 photos each) vs. a projector that can connect to anything with composite output.

I think if you are planning on buying this in order to display 81 photos then clearly it is the wrong product to choose. That's the point. I'm guessing the typical person that this will appeal to will buy a wheel or two at the most, use it a few times/show their friends, then once the novelty wears off it gets shoved in a drawer.

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by jack-r-abbit »

ryanwatkins wrote: post #44
jack-r-abbit wrote: post #7

Why Instagram only? Their blog links to a Kickstarter update that explains that, but it is for Backers only.

The company, Mint Digital, also prints Instagram to magnets - StickyGram http://mintdigital.com/portfolio

That still does not explain why they chose to offer their services only to Instagram users when accepting a pic directly uploaded to their site(s) is a fairly easy task. They suggest a work around of just creating an Instagram account. But I don't want an Instagram account. OTOH, I don't want their projector either. A magnet I could use... but I can get those lots of places that don't require an Instagram account.

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by onetwofoursix »

noonespecial wrote: post #39
onetwofoursix wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except it's three times more expensive. And anyway, I really don't think guys at Projecteo are aiming at those in the market for a portable projector. Yeah it is a borderline toy I guess, but that doesn't mean it's 'dumb'. Seems cool as a quick little gift for someone, it has that charm/novelty factor that everyday people will like. No need to dismiss it solely because it's technically inferior to a serious $130+ dev…

I see your point. I guess I don't really see anyone buying many extra photo disks beyond the one or two required to make this into a funny gift for someone. I've been trying to put my finger on exactly what this brings to mind. I think I have it. This is "singing fish" level technology.

I totally agree, I just thought calling it dumb was a bit harsh. It's maybe a little bit steep considering the novelty factor, and I would never buy this for myself, but I imagined it making quite a good gift for someone I really didn't know what to buy for a birthday/event.

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by nsfmc »

untog wrote: post #18

I'd be a lot more inclined to believe it if I saw photos of the images being projected on a wall. Somehow I don't believe that tiny projector will look too good.

i picked one of these up as a kickstarter backer and i was also 100% skeptical of the quality, but it's actually quite good and, more than anything, endearing.

the caveat of course is that the size and scale of the projector means you're not going to project from yards away, my best results were about a foot and a half away in a dark room, but at that scale, i was impressed at how well the photos resolved.

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by adrianhoward »

noonespecial wrote: post #21

The really cool thing about how digital technology has changed the world is that by the time you buy this dumb plastic toy and just 9 of those little wheels, you could buy this pico-projector and project all of the pictures you'll ever take. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001L4L7AQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=...

I can only see myself every buying one pico-projector for myself.

I can see myself buying several of these - both projectors and discs - as presents and gifts.

I bet these folk will get a way bigger profit margin on my purchases than the projector peeps will too.

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by samatman »

noonespecial wrote: post #21

The really cool thing about how digital technology has changed the world is that by the time you buy this dumb plastic toy and just 9 of those little wheels, you could buy this pico-projector and project all of the pictures you'll ever take. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001L4L7AQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=...

The really cool thing about this tiny film projector is, once you've bought it and a couple wheels, you have an excellent, thoughtful gift. Buying someone a pico projector and suggesting they use it to display those special Thailand pictures just doesn't have the same meaning.
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